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The beginning text of Thank You, Ma'am, by Langston Hughes:

"She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder."

It uses hyperbole -- everything in it but hammer and nails. The image is a characterization in an indirect comparison (large woman; large purse).

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This is the beginning text of Thank You, Ma'am, by Langston Hughes: "She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails. It had a long strap, and she carried it slung across her shoulder."

No, it is not a metaphor. "Everything but a hammer and nails" is an idiom and hyperbole not a metaphor.

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Q: What figure of speech is used in this passage She was a large woman with a large purse that had everything in it but hammer and nails It had a long strap and she carried it slung across her shoulder?
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